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About Phassa Village

Phassa is a small village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 127 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 772 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phassa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phassa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140111
Area (hectares) 336 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 127
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 772
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phassa compares

By the 2011 count Phassa is the 144th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 336 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Phassa

Phassa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Phassa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phassa from other places

Phassa lies about 19 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Phassa
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 10 km
Nearest town Bālāchor 12 km
Nearest railway station Khamanon 16 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 19 km

Villages closest to Phassa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Phassa

As per the Census of India 2011, Phassa village had a population of 225. That makes it the 144th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Phassa village has 127 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phassa has about 772 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Phassa is 140111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phassa covers 336 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phassa falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Phassa is Khamanon, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Phassa.

Phassa is about 19 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phassa is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 10 km away. Bālāchor is about 12 km away. Khamanon is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (under 2 km), Fatehgarh Viran (under 2 km) and Mohan Majra (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Phassa today is likely to be higher.

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